D. Udaya Kumar of IIT Bombay designed the Indian Rupee symbol in 2009, before which the Indian currency had no graphic ...

Stalin ran the Soviet economy as a prison-camp assembly line while Putin’s economic policies are those of a new-age fascism, in which state assets—laundered through a captive oligopoly—are ...

A statue of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was unveiled in the Taganskaya metro station in Moscow in May, recreating a mural that was dismantled decades ago. It is the first such statue to be ...

Everything old is old again Contrary to popular belief, I have thoughts. Putin. Playing us in the Ukraine like Stalin played us in Korea. The USA negotiated that Korean armistice for years — but ...

In “Six Men Dressed Like Joseph Stalin,” playwright Dianne Nora imagines a training session for one of those doubles, with characters based on the real-life figures of Aleksei Dikiy (a ...

Autocrats today are polished, appear mainstream and use the media, not overt repression or violence, to gain public support and consolidate power. They govern through a ‘spin dictatorship.’ ...

After a nearly six-decade absence, the face of Joseph Stalin, the Soviet dictator who was not known for sparing lives to achieve his goals, is once again greeting commuters in one of Moscow’s ...

A monument to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin erected in Moscow’s subway is stirring debate, with some Russians welcoming it as a historical tribute, but others saying it’s a mistake to ...

A monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin erected in Moscow's metro is stirring debate, with some Russians welcoming it as a historical tribute, but others saying it's a mistake to commemorate ...

Cosmo Jarvis, star of FX’s smash hit series “Shōgun,” will star as future Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in “Young Stalin.” Georgian-French helmer Géla Babluani (“13 Tzameti ...

Ideological purges reduce deterrence, readiness, and effectiveness. Just ask Stalin Banning transgender servicemembers will have effects far beyond the careers of a few thousand troops.

The MK Stalin-led Tamil Nadu government has sparked controversy by replacing the national rupee symbol (₹) with the Tamil letter ‘Ru’ in the logo for the state’s 2025-26 budget. This marks the first ...